PINOT GRIS

Thought to be a relative of Pinot Noir, the fruit is greyish-blue in colour which is where the names comes from Gris is French for Gray, though you can see it in most shades from brownish-pink to black.

The Pinot is French for pine cone as the grapes grow in small pine cone like clusters. A further relative is Pinot Gris is the Italian Pinot Grigio.